English Explanatory Dictionary

Poonah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Archaic form of Pune.
  2. A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque colour is applied, with no background and minimal shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work.

Word forms

Poonah
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